Man Shot To Death in Confrontation With Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies

Posted on Monday, July 15, 2013 12:23am

Authorities are say they are trying to determine why a man first led Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase, and then pulled out a gun, prompting officers to shoot him being shot to death.

It happened just after 5:30 p.m. Friday night. Deputies were called to the Sulphur Mountain Road area, near Oak View, by reports of a man behaving suspiciously. When they responded to the scene, the man sped away, leading them on a short chase.

They say he stopped at the end of Old Creek Road, got out of his vehicle, and pointed a gun at deputies. Officers opened fire, fatally wounding the man. There’s no word on how many shots were fired. The deputies were unhurt.